aneurysm
noun
a permanent cardiac or arterial dilatation usually caused by weakening of the vessel wall.
aneurism
-
a variation of
aneurysm.
Example Sentences
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Christine Williamson is speaking about life before she had a brain aneurism.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2023
Weeks would double up and you felt like you were going to have an aneurism.
From Fox News ● Dec. 26, 2019
The comment was so outlandish that it nearly gave poor Rich Lerner an aneurism.
From Golf Digest ● Oct. 18, 2019
“But for elective procedures, such as aneurisms, you could custom 3-D print that exact patient’s exact aneurism and practice. There’s a benefit there for the trainee and for a surgeon in tricky cases.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2017
Aneurisms, for instance; how else could they ever defend him in time against an aneurism of the aorta?
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
